Let’s Hear It for the Drummer

[MaVolta]

So far, we’ve done frontmen, guitar solos, piano, sax, and harmonica parts. But you just can’t rock without a drummer to roll with. So let’s hear it for your favorite drummers and the songs you like with best drums. It can be a drum solo, or a song with great drumming and fills and thrills. (Sorry, I don’t know the technical terms. ☹️ ) Your song and your drummer, so go for it!  

My first pick does include a solo, and one of the best I’ve ever heard -

The Kids Are Alright  -  The Who

with the incomparable Keith Moon

https://youtu.be/BRCw9qmG12M

[MaVolta]

Star Gazer  -  Rainbow / Cozy Powell

Cozy Powell played with numerous bands and artists, but I knew him best from the Rainbow years. He was an extraordinary drummer and this song is a good example. Another artist gone too soon, RIP Cozy.

[BeatleloverKT]

Start me up, Stones, Charlie Watts

He’s great no matter what but on this

high voltage song he’s exceptional  🎼💜

[MaVolta]

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles / Ringo

His ability to adapt to the ever changing whims of Lennon & McCartney’s songwriting and experimental elements was extraordinary. I don’t know what he does to get the rolling heavy sounding bass at the chorus, but it’s perfect! 

[LeeS4949]

Cant remember his name but the drummer for the E Street band backing up Springsteen. He plays barefoot and is as smooth as silk. Also Don Henley of the Eagles.. Very smooth,no wasted motion..  Great topic !!!!

[Vexed]

That would be Max Weinberg.

[Vexed]

"Toad" - Cream with Ginger Baker on drums

Amazing solo. This link is a video of the last Cream  concert at the Royal Albert Hall 2005. Ginger Baker had COPD, heart problems and degenerative arthritis. (RIP 2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gze0PxDKgQ 

[postman29]

Instant Karma by John Lennon. Alan White on drums. Classic!

[MaVolta]

Fireball - Deep Purple / Ian Paice

A good example of why he became a leading influence on both heavy metal and progressive metal drummers. 
https://youtu.be/NLWx7lSZw-c

[EricC28201]

Wow.  This one has so much range. 

John Bonham has to be mentioned.  Led Zeppelin's cover of the Gospel Blues classic Nobody's Fault But Mine is a pretty good example of how his drumming was, at the same time, captivating in itself, and complimentary to the song as a whole.

[BeatleloverKT]

I’m just a singer (In a rock and roll band)

Moody Blues, Graeme Edge

In the video, all of them are working it!

Graeme’s drumming is just amazing 🎼💜

[WebWiseWoman]

Great topic!

For me it's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Iron Butterfly with 2 and a half minute solo by drummer Ron Bushy; this was our fav "teen town" dance record back in the day; wish I could still move like that 😉

Next, I'd have to pick Dave Grohl in his nerd days; in the future Ms Nandi Bushell will be THE ONE!

#StaySafe

[Vexed]

La Villa Strangiato - Rush -  Neil Peart (RIP)

Best for guitars, drummer and instrumental. Listen to it a lot, especially the live concerts when they have aged a bit (as I have 😊 ) since the first recording.

[BeatleloverKT]

Stand back, Live, Fleetwood Mac

Mick Fleetwood (of course)

All three times I’ve seen them they do this

song towards the end and Mick rules

on the drums! 🎼💜

[Raynyky]

A Day in the Life-Ringo Starr